Magazine-pencil clip



June l5 1926.

W. C. STEFFAN ET AL MAGAZ INE PENCIL CLIP Filed August 20. 1921 Sig. 2.

INVENTOR ATTO RN EY "-inaterial; iwhielr; is mounted ver- Patentecl June 15, 1925.

UNI-TED; 'STATE Ajf:PATEfNT OFFICE; I

' WILLI-AM c. sTEFFAN-,FRANK B. ACKERMANN, ANUWALTER'JL GREINER, or

ILLINOIS.

ENCIL CLIP. i

AApplication filed August` 20, 1921. V.Serial No. 493,884'.

cracking, or uneven coloringof the surfaces' which is caused by enamelling a pencil `wherein any-.desired-color, preferably black,

maylbe utiliiedf'for the main body of the pencil W'hile'the tip 5and cap 6 are formed of sterlingsilven gold. or other precious nietals', whicli'in combinationwith the black traetive appearingjpeneil-is-providedbytlief'or colored sleeve, provides an attract-ive use o f hard rubber, fibre, or analogous ma?. terials-i-in"contrast with precious metals, .and furtl'ie'rtov providefa rein-foreingpsleeve to freventf breakage;warping-,- or-distortingl :of il) efsleeve -whic'his 4'constructed of rubber, fibre or Lanalogous material. f n v Afffurther yobject "of. the invention` vis to f providea novelmanner.offattachingaclip .forthrea'dableeonnection withthe connect'- to'tlielpencilbody.; y l f The present application embodies lim- -provements over our-clutch pencil disclosed in th'e'fapplieationy filed 'Ootober.2,-1920, Serialy No.414,165f Y Y Other objectsoflthe'invention will appear in the' following detailedy description land in lthe accompany-ing drawing zwherein Fig. l isv aglongitudinal section through.. the improved pencil. g

Fig. 2 is a longitudinalfragmentaryview oftliecasingofthefpencil.

Fig. f3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of` theoutlet end `of* the lead guiding sleeve. Fig.l 4 is anenla-rged fragmentary section of the tipof the pencil. i I

Fig. 5 is anwenliarged fragmentary' sidef elevation of the casing-reinforcingsleeve.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sidefelevationfof. the pencil. Y v Fig.- 7 visa cross section on the line- 7-7 of Fig.- 1. 1 n Y Fig. e is a cross sectionon the line 8'-8v of Fig. 1. i Y Fig. :Sis adet-ailview showingapanelat-v d taehing plateembodied inthe-pencil struc-.=-

ture." y y Referring more particularly Vtothe-.drawsf ing' the fimprovedi'pencil comprises .a` body.4 shelllx structurel`which isYcoimeosedf. -Sofl an?.V- innerk sleeve 2 fmetal and an outer sleeve... 3 ofirubber, eelflul'oidffbre, to analogous j hemetelffsleeve@ and'eriga*ges,at-its buttaend ag the annular shoulderq4-formedffontheivmeta sleeve-2. The-sleeve -3 isprovidedfto add. attractiveness to the appe aranceof l.thepen-k cl'iancheliminate:the;laliiltyof-whipping;J

Vthefduall gripping action of.

appearingpenoil.

The sleeve 3' hasitstip"4 endredueedfin diameter:,aiid'tlapered Vas shown" at 7 andthe"- base"`flange 2.8' Aof theftip 5' fits-'over thef re? duced end as'el'ea'rly shownfin F ig; l of the drawing. The `metal sleeve `2kis internally screw threaded at'its tipfend asshown at 9 ing'sleeve" 10 which is carried by the lead i guid'in sleeve 11 and serves to connectlthe body s ell l and tip 5 as morespecificallv`ly described lin our v companion" application filedl yOctober J2, 1920, Serial 4No. 414,165.

' .Ihe walls` of the tip 5- gradually increase in thickness' towards the apex thereof as K clearly shownin'FigJl of the drawing so that when the tip is drilledl to provide the lead receiving bore or opening 5y Ithe said opening `will be provided with parallelL sides for' a comparatively 'long distance-prevent ing the formation of sharp edgeswhich cutv The tip 5 is split longitudinally fromits stricted towards the apex. or point of the into the leadhduring use and increase' they Yliability of breakingbf the lead.

tip as clearly-shown in Fig. 4 ofthe drawingfor securelylgripping a lead and'holding it inplace. To provide a firmer and more .seeure grip on thev lead the tip end 13 of the sleeve ll'is alsoA split longitudinally shown at 14 providing a" dualv grip forthe lead. As clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the vi de Y the"y proper' grippingv engagement "with" thegrip of;

lthe tips '13 and drawing the tip endl?) of the sleeve 11 is tin'u'oususe, l.peneils fof this type lbecome Aworn orfseparatedso that a flrni 'andsecure grip ponftlieflead Jcannot befhadf andA itfis'toj overcome thissepar'atilig and". loosening :of

bis" p ravidedf The lead 151s fedfout'efthej tip 5 by the mechanism generically shown at 16, which mechanism is more specifically described in the previously mentioned application. The sleeve 11 and ears 17 cut thereon at its end adjacent the butt end of the pencil which can are bent laterally 3roviding a lilurality of spaces 18 for receiving leads to be used in the pencil and consequently forming a lead magazine in the pencil. The ears 17 on the tube or sleeve 11 also act to centrali/"ie said sleeve in the reinforcing body sleeve A novel manner of attaching the clip 20 to the pencil is provided. The met-al sleeve is provided with an oval opening 21 therein and with an inwardly struck strap formed directly above the lopening 21 and free at its upper and lower edges. The strap 22 is forced inwardly as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 8 of the drawing and the attaching portion 23 of the clip 20 is inserted through an arcuate slot 24k formed in the sleeve 3 and extends upwardly in facial abutment with the inner surface of the metal sleeve 2, being forced beneath the strap 22 and having its free end projecting behind the strap, thereby providing an easily assembled neat appearing manner of attaching the clip to the pencil which, owing to the substantial transverse curvature 25 in the clip, which curved portion entends through the openings 21 and 24, will secure-- ly hold the clip against accidental movement of the pencil and provide a secure permanent connection between the clip and pencil.

By referring to Fig. 2 it will be not-ed that the slot 2d is smaller than the opening 21 so that when the slot 2l is at the bottom of the opening, the attaching portion 23 will lie in a position to move under the strap 22 when the tubes 2 and 3 are slid relative to one another. rl`hus it will be seen that automatically in the relative movement of the tubes the clip is secured in place.

The sleeve 2 is externally threaded as shown at 2'? outwardly of the shoulder 4 and it receives the connecting collar 28 which serves to connect the eraser carrying head 29 to vthe body of the pencil so as to permit rotation of the said head for feeding the lead 15 out of the pencil or to perinit the receding of the lead feeding means into the pencil.

A rivet 3() extends through the attaching portion 23 of the clip 20, through the sleeve and through the strap 22 serving to attach a plate 31 to the outer surface of the body 1 of the pencil. rlhe edges of the plate 31 are beveled as clearly shown in 8 of the drawing for snugly iitting in the bevel edged recess in a monogram or indicia panel such as described in our copending application `filed Octobery), 1920 Serial No. 4:15528, The plate '3l"is split weasel longitudinally as shown at 32 so that its width may be varied slightly to compensate for slight variations in recesses in indi ia panels.

Having thus described our invention what we claim is:

1. ln a pencil, a body shell comprising a tube, said tube provided with an opening, a strap struck inwardly into the tube, and a clip having an attachingT portion inserted through the opening in the tube and between the tube and said strap.

2. 1n a pencil, a body shell comprising a tube, said tube provided with an opening, a strap struck inwardly into the tube, and clip having an attaching portion inserted through the opening in the tube and between the tube and said strap, and means rigidly connecting said attaching portion to said strap. V

3. VIn a pencil, a body shell comprising a tube provided with an opening, a strap struck from said tube, a panel retaining plate against the outer surface of said body shell, a clip, an attaching portion on said clip .inserted throughfsaid opening and between the strap and tube, and a fastener eX- tending through said plate, attaching portion and strap.

t. In a pencil, a body shell, comprising a sleeve of hard rubber, a reinforcing metal tube within said sleeve, said sleeve and tube provided with registering transverse openings, a strap struck from said tube, a clip, an attaching portion on said clip inserted through said openings and behind said strap, and fastening means connecting said strap and attaching portion.

5. A pencil including a sleeve provided with a transverse opening, a tube mounted within the sleeve and provided with a transverse opening in registration with the transverse opening of the sleeve, a strap struck from the tube, and a clip having an attachingportion inserted through the openings behind the strap.

6. ln a pencil, a body shell, comprising a sleeve of hard rubber, a reinforcing metal tube within said sleeve, said sleeve and tube provided with registering transverse openings, a strap struck from said tube, a clip, an attaching portion on said clip inserted through said openings and behind said strap, a panel retaining plate positioned against the outer surface of said hard rubber sleeve, and a fastening device extending through said plate, said tube attaching portion and strap'.

7. ln apencil, a body shell comprising an outer -rlecorative sleeve, an inner tube, said outer decorative sleeve provided with a transverse opening, a strap struck inwardly from said tube, said tube provided with a longitudinal opening in alignment with said strage clip having anY attaching portion,

the attaching portion of said clip inserted through said transverse opening and behind said strap.

8. In combination With a body having an opening formed therein, a clip having a portion extending through the opening with a portion .extending along the exterior surface of the body downwardly of the opening and another portion extending along the interior surface of the body upwardly of the opening, and means for securing the last mentioned portion directly to the body.

9. In combination With a pair of concen trically arranged tubes, a clip having an attaching portion passing through both tubes and secured to the inner surface of one of the tubes and attaching means between both tubes and the clip.

maticaliy secured to both tubes in the relative movement thereof.

11. In combination a pair of slidabie tubes, one provided with a strap, a clipfhav- .ing a portion passed through both tubes and moving into securing engagement with the Strap in the relative movement of the tubes in a predetermined direction.

In testimony whereof Weaiiix our signatures.

y VILLIAM C. STEFFAN.

FRANK B. ACKERMANN. WALTER J. GREINER. 

